New York, USA (CNN) – An American court ruled, Friday, that the “Trump Organization” be fined $ 1.6 million, for committing 17 violations, including tax fraud, over a decade. Last month, a court convicted two Trump Organization entities, Trump Corp and Trump Payroll Corp, of 17 counts, including tax fraud and falsifying business records. Under New York law, the maximum companies can be fined is $1.6 million, a penalty the Trump Organization can easily afford, and must be paid within 14 days. Attorney General Joshua Stenglass asked New York District Court Judge Juan Merchan that the Trump Organization pay the maximum fine, though he admitted it would have "little impact" on the multibillion-dollar company. "We all know these companies can't go to jail," Stenglass said Friday. "The only way to effectively deter such behavior is to make it as costly as possible." Former President Donald Trump and his family were not charged in the case, but his name was ...
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